Returning travellers the biggest coronavirus threat to Australia, Chief Medical Officer says

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Brendan Murphy says Australia is in a good place with its coronavirus situation, but warns against complacency as community transmission and returning travellers pose serious threats.

With physical distancing in full swing and authorities applauding Australians for mostly staying at home, returning travellers loom as a major coronavirus threat.

"Having said that, as my colleagues have been saying for the past few days, we cannot become complacent. We still have some community transmission … which [does] mean that there are people in the community that are transmitting this virus."

 

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Why all the planes coming back from overseas this week and next week are coming to Melbourne and not other states?

Rubbish !

Great. So we just import +ve cases from Greg Mortimer ship back into the country. Aust. is to bad a place to be in an international health crisis. Rich travellers risking our health.

That has been well and truely proven, I’d take a bet if you asked any Australian to name a boat that comes to mind the Ruby Princess would be 99% of answers

Those that left after being warned by Government should not receive any assistance. Walking time bombs. No concern for their fellow Australians. Low life returning.

Better tell that to ScoMo because he seems to be falling for every hard luck story.

How would he know if anyone else is a threat? He doesn’t test anyone else, so he will never know!

Why do people still travel when there is a global pandemic? Send them to Christmas Island, plenty of fresh air

No, the management and care of them actually.

NOW Trump opened the path of death to the American people, more than 1,900 deaths within 24 hours

Then keep them in quarantine until they show up negative for the virus.

Australians are unable to travel OS but what about those holding dual citizenship or that are not Australian Citizens & holding Permanent Resident Visas? abcnews auspol Australia coronavirus australian SBSNews GuardianAus

Send to Christmas Island for 3 weeks

Stop overseas travel for a long time . Stop Chinese nationals travelling here indefinitely.

They are not a threat if they go into quarantine. All our cases were caused by travellers, if you keep them away from everyone else we can get our lives back.

And a new plane load arrived today with many many testing positive for COVID..... straight to a 5 star hotel do not pass go. How many people did they infect getting home I wonder

Send em to Ultimo. There's a big useless building there with Lotsa people willing to share.

Dribble them through Xmas island. Stand in line and wait your turn. Only when they cured can they step foot back in aust. You leave, you take the risk trying to get back in.

Pity that Doctor Obvious didnt think of this one 4 months ago.

Then why the fool has locked everyone and nazi police flagrantly abusing their powers to violate basic human rights of civilians? He should just get lost because there's are numerous other more qualified immunologist & medical researchers that have written more accurate studies.

Just don't let any more foreigners in.

Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered mutations of the virus, grouped under 'A' on US and Australians patients. Virus 'A' then mutated to virus 'B' which was also later found on the Chinese. Full report: auspol

'Two thirds of our cases in Australia are returned travellers or tourists, mostly around citizens coming back,” Of course they are. The vast majority of testing is on this group.

Yet they'll still squeal about their 'human rights' when put into quarantine.

No more exemptions, you fly in, you go to hotel lockdown for 2 weeks. We can’t let these fly ins screw us all over again. Remember we’re all suffering because some people enjoyed a nice holiday and brought back the plague 2020 edition.

Good, quarantine borders and let's get back to living.

The CMO wasn’t too concerned about travellers in January or February

Every contained patient is not a threat.

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